Press Room

Raising Awareness – Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Lt. Governor Mendiola, alongside House Speaker Edmund Villagomez, formally proclaimed February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month during an official observance held at Dandan Middle School. The proclamation underscores the Administration’s commitment to promoting awareness, prevention, and education surrounding teen dating violence, and to ensuring young people are informed about warning signs and available support resources.

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Administrative Leave on December 24 and 26, 2025

This Christmas season, the Lieutenant Governor and I would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to government employees for their hard work and commitment to public service.

Particularly in this difficult time of slow economic recovery and painful austerity measures, the patience and goodwillof our public sector employees are greatly appreciated.

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Public Comments Open – Federal Request for Information Concerning Potential Seabed Mineral Leasing Offshore CNMI

Saipan, CNMI — Governor David M. Apatang announces that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), under the U.S. Department of the Interior, has published a Request for Information and Interest (RFI) as the first step in a process that could potentially lead to a lease sale for minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

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